Taking-out device for glass-shaping machines



K. E. PEILER Filed Sept- 1920 2 Shoots-Sheet 1.

Fllll //VI [/V70A Kar/ E Peder ATTORNEY July 21, 1925.

TAKING OUT DEVICE FOR GLASS SHAPING MACHINES July 21, 1925.

K. E. PEILER TAKING OUT DEVICE FOR GLASS SHAPING MACHINES Filed sept- 1920 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 r k, a a 5 MM d MK V w m .5 w 4 3 Z 14, k 4/. 4- v I j fi W m 7 n 5 L H m I Z. 5 .n 23 Z I0 2J3 llill ILIIIT llll II 5 nun 1 d 4 m & 3. u p z Patented Jul 21, 1925.

4 ;1,' 547,14 6: 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

KARI; E. PEILER, WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR T-O HARTFORD- f FAIRMONT COMPANY, OF CANAJOHARIE, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF YORK.

TAKING-OUT nnvren ron GLASS-SHAPING mncnmns.

Application filed September principal object of the.invention to provide means for holding afinished article without 1 damage thereto,-or an occasional imperfect article or unshaped mold charge, in such a Y manner as to prevent 1ts dropping out of the 'holder'before it reaches its intended deliver- -as by pressing or blowing, and transferring 2 d to open and close the cup shaped'members A to- 80' ing position. fThe invention is herein illustrated by a evi'ce designed particularly for automatically performing the function 'known to glass workers as taking out which is to recelve the glassware from a shapmg machine or mold in whlch 1t has been formed,

it to. a conveyor by which it is transporte other apparatus for further treatment. In the accompanying drawings in connection with the'following description. there is disclosed the preferred form of the invention, although various other forms of mechanical arrangements may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth herein and defined in the claims appended hereto, the form. shown being se- -l'ected merely for illustrative purposes.

' Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section on plane 11 of Fig. 3; showing most of i the apparatus in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a plan view; Fig. 3 is an end elevation.

4, 5 and 6 are vertical detail sections-throughthe ware holders and the arti clesivicarried thereby, Fig.4 showing the 1 grasping of'abrokenarticle, Fig. 5 of an vunpres'sed mold charge, and Fig. 6 of a partly pressed mold charge.

' The priricipalfunctiOn of" the machine is holders 31, shown at 1 best illustrated in Fig. 1 in which theware the right in full lines,

are receivingthe ware 71 from a forming mold. From this position the ware holders areswung over to the left through the semi- Y circularpatli indicated byv a dot and dash ep'osit, the ware in an inverted.

line, and

42 which is actuated by cam 24.

3, 1920. Serial -No. 407,868.

position on a carrier or receiving plate or comprises ware holders 31 which consist of a'pair of arms 55 and 64 pivoted at 56 and 65 in a housing 57 on rock shaft 23 and normally held together by springs 67 and 68. The outer ends of the arms terminate in cup shaped members 61 and 66, forming a holder which has projections at both top and bottom, thus overlapping the ends of the ware to retain it in the holder. The inner ends of the arms comprise toothed sectors 62 and 63, so that swinging arm 55 will oscillate arm 64 through the interengage ment of the sectors. The arms are oscillated through a forked projection 58 on arm 55 to which mot-ion is imparted by a collar 54 when the latter is moved by the forked end' 53 of a lever 43, pivoted at 44 to bracket 13, the opposite end of lever 43 carrying a roller The ware holders 31 are swung 32, mounted on rock shaft 23 and rotated by a toothed sector 33'that is pivoted. at 34 to brackets 14 and 15, and carries aroller 35 operating in slot 36 in closed cam 25.

The shaping machinecarries a series of the mold valve 73 and thus for raising anv article from a mold forms no part of the present invention and is not described in particular mechanism for raising y from one side of the machine to the other by a gear molds 72 which are successively positioned adjacent to the take-out as shown in Fig. 1.

detail, this operation may be'etfected by anyv well-known means, as by causing a. lever. V 74., actuated by a suitable cam, to raise the valve 73 at the propertime. The apparatus may be driven from or in synchronism: with the associated shap'mggv as the latter is ejected from the mold.

forithe illnstration shaft 18 is shown as having worm wheel 37 which mesheswitha Worm, 38. on

the disea e altar..ne'shaang' marine...

"Assumingtli'e"waie holders31'tobeopen' at the delivering position, or left of the machine, the rotation fshaft l8 and,cams 24% and 25 will oscillatetooth'ed sector 33, swinging the ware holders over to the receiving position at the right of Fig. 1, where they surround the valve and the molded articlle 1e rotation of cam 2 L permits the springs 67 and 68 to close the cup shaped members around the article. The ware holders will then be swung back to the delivering position by the operation of cam 25, and camQet will open the members 61 and 66, permitting the article to drop onto the conveyor 75 and be carried away for further treatment, after which the same steps are repeated.

As herein shown the cup shaped members remain open while the ware holders are being swung from the delivering to the receiving position and hence are opened and closed only once for each revolution of shaft 18, although by suitable shaping of cam 24 they can be opened and closed when and where desired. The ware or other article may be deposited on a conveyor as here shown, or it may be deposited onto a table or dropped into a chute, the invention being equally adapted for these purposes. Although the ware holders are shown as swinging in a vertical plane, the invention is not limited to this construction, inasmuch as they may be swung in a horizontal plane.

It sometimes happens that the article will not be formed intact, as shown at 71 in Fig. 1, but will be broken as shown at 71 in Fig. 4, only partly pressed, as shown at 71 in Fig. 6 or that a mold charge will be ejected from the mold without having been pressed, as at 71 in Fig. 5, as may sometimes occur in the operation of the machine, and by referring to these figures it will be seen that this device provides for securely retaining the article or glass, regardless of its condition, until it is deposited on the conveyor or other mechanism. This result is made possible by the construction shown; namely,substantially confining the article at the top,,bottom and sides, and lifting it, from beneath. v The ware holders maybe skeletonized provided they, sufficiently encompass and ov rlap the; ware, and especially the imperfect, or distorted forms likely) to, be found in practice. w

f1. The combination, witha glass shaping machine embodying aanold having'a body portion and a movable bottom valve fo f meansfor actuatingsaid valvelto elevate the warefrom the body portion; offjtheimlold, a takeout device cooperating with'said bottom machine, of yvare taking. outj devi f for, including'a' pair; of i I ing ware holders, 1 eac 'p ei ep rtiomtb sup .beneath in its inverted fp v.1 .e, .incliidii1la pa 9. we 9 di P vided yvith horizontal pro1ect1ons adapted to embrace. he...valve,i its e.,eva ad esiti i "for lifting t for actuating said holders to transfer tie ware from saidvalve toga .recei ving station.

"EZQ'The combination with a glass shaping machine-of aware ta king out device therefor, including a pair of ware holders provided with horizontal-.projections for lifting the ware from .b'eneath,-,means .for moving the holders into andoutgoffoperative relation to a mold part, and means for closing the holders when insaidtrelation andopening them when out of said relation. I

3. The combination .witha glass shaping machine, of a ware taking out devicetherefor, including a paiii of cooperatinglware holders each provided .with ahorizontal prd; jection for lifting the ware from beneath, said projections extending toward'each other, to embrace the bottomvalvelofja shaping mold to lift the ware from ne a.

4:. The combination with a glassv shapingmachine embodying a mold having .a 'rbody portion and a movable bottom valve, of means for actuatingpsaid valvejto elevate the ware from the body portion ofthe mold, a take-out device cooperatinglwith sai dfbota tom valve, including a ware-receiving holder provided with a member overlappingan "end portion of the ware adapte'dltofretain the ware in said holder,land means foractuatin said holder to transfer, the ware 'fromfls'aidg valve to a receiving stat-ion. V

5. The combination with a glass sha'ping machine embodying 1a mold having a body portion and a. movable bottom fvalve, of means for actuating said v'alve to elevate the, 1.05 ware clear of the body portion'of themold, an invertible take-out device cooperating with said bottomTvalve,v injcludingiaf ware holder provided with projections extending in a direction transverse tothejaxis of "the 13 ware to retain thewarej in,saidfhol'der,- -and means for actuating"saidgholder to-lift' the ware from said valve'jand deliver thfesame in an inverted position at a receiving station.

6. The combin ationi-withfa glass shaping 1, machine, of a ware taking out device. there- I for, i d n a r in, of e nere t ng h d rs.aeh 'p vi and n nw dly-M101" end thereef to ,eonfin t bottom and sides th dropping of the 7. Thejcd bllliltlOIL nism for inverting the Wars holder 8. The combination with a glass shaping machine having a shaping mold, of a Ware taking out device therefor, including a pair of cooperating ware holders guided for motion to and fro and each provided with an inwardly projecting portion to support the ware from beneath, an ejecting device for the mold including a valve, and mechanism for moving said holders to and fro and adapted to position them on either side of the valve with their inwardly projecting portions beneath the upper surface thereof.

9. The combination with a glass shaping machine embodying a mold having a body portion and a movable bottom valve, of means for relatively moving the mold and the bottom valve to free the ware from the mold, a ware holder having a lifting surface, and means for actuating the holder to place said lifting surface beneath the bottom of the ware while it is supported free from the mold, and means for actuating said holder to remove the ware from said valve.

10. The combination with a glass shaping machine embodying a mold having a bodyportion and a movable bottom "alve, of means for actuating said valve to free the shaped ware from the body of the mold, a ware holder to support the Ware by the lowermost surface of the ware, and means for moving the holder into supporting relation to the freed ware and to remove the ware from said valve.

11. The combination with a glass shaping machine embodying a mold having a body portion and a movable bottom valve, means for actuating said valve to elevate the ware from said mold, a take-out device provided with a ware holder adapted to enclose the sides and a part of the top and bottom of the ware, means for opening and closing the holder, and means for inverting the holder when closed.

12. The combination with a glass shaping machine embodying a mold having a body portion and a movable bottom valve, of means for actuating said valve to elevate the ware from said mold, a transfer device provided with a two-part Ware holder adapted to be closed about the ware While the ware is supported in an elevated position' by said valve, means for opening and closing said holder, and means to move the holder toward and from the mold, said holder being shaped to loosely enclose all sides of the ware Without gripping engagement therewith.

Signed at New London, Conn., this 1st day of September 1920.

KARL E. PEILER. 

